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Name ____________________
Instrument ________________
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Whole note
Half note
Quarter note
Eighth note
Sixteenth note
4 beats These written words can be used if
you enlarge the rhythm pyramid
into a poster (see if your school has
2 beats
a poster maker) and you or the
students can label the different
rhythms.
1 beat
½ beat
¼ beat